Duke Basketball: 3 reasons why Andrew Nembhard should pick the Blue Devils

Andrew Nembhard enhances backcourt as a combo guard

There’s a reason Andrew Nembhard was an All-SEC freshman team selection at Florida during the 2018-19 season. During his first year as a college player, he adjusted well, averaging 8.0 points, 5.4 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game through 36 appearances, all starts.

Nembhard has the ability to score with and without the ball and he’s got nice size at 6-foot-5, making him quite the combo guard. He shot 42.8 percent from the field from 2018-20 during his time as a member of the Gators while producing 9.5 points per contest as a full-time starter. Joining the ranks of the Blue Devils, Nembhard could find himself as a valuable piece as a reserve in their rotation.

While Nembhard isn’t the greatest 3-point shooter, it should do him some good that he’ll have to sit out the 2020-21 season, which should give him time to work on his 3-point shot. In his two seasons at Florida, he shot 32.7 percent from 3-point range while making a total of 67 3-pointers. Certainly, the tutelage of Coach K and Coach John Scheyer should help change the trajectory of his ability to shoot it from the perimeter.

He’s proven he can be a distributor, especially on the international level. He dished out 17 assists while scoring 14 points against  Puerto Rico in the Semi-Finals of the 2018 FIBA Americas Championship. If he can prove to be an effective catch-and-shoot threat on the perimeter.